Tech Company Financing Transactions

Stairwell Funding Round

Stairwell, based in Palo Alto, secured $20 million from Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/22/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Accel Partners (Lead Investor) (Steve Loughlin)

Sequoia Capital (Lead Investor)

Proceeds Purpose
Stairwell's Series A funding will be used to further advance the Inception platform and to increase the startup's headcount; the Palo Alto-based firm currently has a modest headcount of 21.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Security
Mailing Address
500 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Stairwell is building a new approach to cybersecurity around a vision that all security teams should be able to determine what's good, what's bad, and why. Stairwell is comprised of security industry leaders and engineers from Microsoft and Google and is backed by Accel Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Gradient Ventures and Allen & Company LLC.
Profile
Stairwell LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Stairwell Company Twitter Account
Company News
Stairwell News
Facebook
Stairwell on Facebook
YouTube
Stairwell on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Wiacek
  Michael Wiacek LinkedIn Profile  Michael Wiacek Twitter Account  Michael Wiacek News  Michael Wiacek on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Jan Kang
  Jan Kang LinkedIn Profile  Jan Kang Twitter Account  Jan Kang News  Jan Kang on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Paul Scott
  Paul Scott  LinkedIn Profile  Paul Scott  Twitter Account  Paul Scott  News  Paul Scott  on Facebook
VP - Sales
Michael Wayne
  Michael Wayne LinkedIn Profile  Michael Wayne Twitter Account  Michael Wayne News  Michael Wayne on Facebook


 

 

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